Theater of the Absurd

A 15 year old Canadian jihadist throws a grenade, killing one US soldier and maiming another in Afghanistan, gets taken into custody, spends 8 years at Guantanomo then gets a plea bargain to serve 8 years in prison. After his "rehabilitation" he'll be sent back to Canada to live a productive life.

It seems poor, little Omar was brainwashed by his Al Qaeda father. He was taken to Afghanistan by his jihadist father to kill Americans, so he did. Omar is a victim, just as much as the US soldiers that he killed and maimed. According to authorities he should be allowed to live to be all that he can be.

This is just theater of the absurd. In any other time, any other place, Omar Khadr would have been shot dead after throwing the grenade. Actions have consequences. But in this 21st century madhouse, Omar is taken halfway around the world, held for 8 years, tried and "rehabilitated" for another 8 years then released back into the world to become a productive citizen.

What is Omar going to do when released from prison and sent back to Canada? Take a job at the Quickie Mart, find a nice girl, settle down and raise a family? Or head straight for a mosque, join a terrorist group and get some revenge for his lost youth? Joy Behar is uncertain but I know the answer. Omar is going to take up his former vocation and wind up dead after his next jihad mission.

Omar should be found guilty of being an unlawful enemy combatant, taken out of the courtroom and shot for  murdering a lawful soldier under the terms of the Geneva Convention. But those who don't have to pick up a weapon to fight the enemies of civilization in some filthy, third world shit hole don't want to be troubled by their conscience. Better to turn Omar loose and let some 19 year old soldier in Goathumpistan take care of the problem.

Modern civilization has the wisdom of a rock and practices theater of the absurd.